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1881 The Stephensons and Other Railway Pioneers
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Description
Illustrated, Leather Binding, Prize Binding
Volume VI of the series 'Memorable Men of the Nineteenth Century'.
J. F. Layson offers a biography of George Stephenson, renowned as the "Father of Railways". Built by George and his son's company Robert Stephenson and Company, the Locomotion No. 1 was the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, in 1825.
George also built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use locomotives, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which opened in 1830.
Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and one further plate. Collated, complete.
Condition
In a full calf prize binding, with extensive gilt detailing. Externally, excellent. Bookplate to front pastedown, concealing closed tear to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright.
Near Fine
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